1965 Grantland Rice Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 Grantland Rice Bowl GrantlandRiceBowl-Program1965.jpg 1965 Program cover December 11 1965 1965 NCAA College Division Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, Tennessee 12,000 Ball State University Ball State Cardinals Indiana Collegiate Conference Ray Louthen 9–0 0 14 0 0 Tennessee A&I State College Tennessee A&I Tigers Midwestern Conference John Merritt 9–0 6 0 0 8 The 1965 Grantland Rice Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1965 season, between the Ball State Cardinals and the Tennessee A&I Tigers.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17072819/ball_state_will_play_rice_bowl_game/ Ball State Will Play Rice Bowl Game With Tenn. State Ron LeMasters The Star Press Muncie, Indiana newspapers.com November 27, 1965 February 11, 2017 Ball State quarterback Frank Houk was named the game's most outstanding player. Notable participants Multiple players from Tennessee A&I were selected in the 1966 NFL draft – wide receiver Willie Walker, defensive tackle Franklin McRae, wide receiver Johnnie Robinson, and guard Jim Carer. Ball State running back Jim Todd was also selected. Tennessee A&I players selected in later drafts include running back Bill Tucker and return specialist Noland Smith in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft, also defensive end Claude Humphrey and quarterback Eldridge Dickey in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. Humphrey was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014. Ball State quarterback Frank Houk was a 1985–86 inductee to his university's hall of fame.http://ballstatesports.com/sports/2008/2/5/1382965.aspx Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame ballstatesports.com February 11, 2017 Tennessee A&I head coach John Merritt was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994. Scoring summary Ball St. Tenn. St. 1 3:05 Tenn A&I RushTD Eldridge Dickey 1 failed Fletcher Smith 0 6 2 8:43 Ball St. RecTD Steve Demuth Frank Houk 25 good Bill Hajec 7 6 2 0:14 Ball St. RecTD Jim Todd Frank Houk 18 good Bill Hajec 14 6 4 2:01 Tenn A&I Other Noland Smith 74-yard punt return, 2-point pass good (Eldridge Dickey to Johnnie Robinson) 14 14 14 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17072934/grantland_rice_bowl/ Grantland Rice Bowl UPI Chicago Tribune newspapers.com December 12, 1965 February 11, 2017https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17072965/cards_in_1414_bowl_tie/ Cards In 14-14 Bowl Tie UPI The Call-Leader Elwood, Indiana newspapers.com December 13, 1965 January 27, 2017 References Further reading http://bsuarchives.blogspot.com/2012/12/remembering-1965-grantland-rice-bowl.html Ball State University Digital Media Repository Remembering the 1965 Grantland Rice Bowl, Ball State's First Postseason Game December 4, 2012 February 11, 2017 February 12, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212164732/http://bsuarchives.blogspot.com/2012/12/remembering-1965-grantland-rice-bowl.html dead http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/HistFilmVid&CISOPTR=4&CISOBOX=1&REC=1 Ball State University Digital Media Repository 1965 Grantland Rice Bowl, Ball State University Cardinals vs. Tennessee State University Tigers December 11, 1965 December 27, 2016 (video) Grantland Rice Bowl Category:Grantland Rice Bowl Category:Ball State Cardinals football bowl games Category:Tennessee State Tigers football bowl games Category:Murfreesboro, Tennessee Category:December 1965 sports events in the United States Grantland Rice